Did you know?
Bio-waste is a pure energy source!
A banana skin can power a car for 100 metres!
One bag of food waste produces enough biogas for 2.5 kilometres!
From 1 January 2024, there is a requirement to separate and collect bio-waste from households and businesses. We have gathered information and tips to help you meet this requirement.
Everyone must now separate their food waste. The requirements are linked to the introduction of Article 22 of the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) concerning bio-waste, which stipulates that EU Member States must ensure that bio-waste is either separated and recycled at source or collected separately and not mixed with other types of waste.
Bio-waste is essentially all organic waste from living organisms that can be naturally broken down. According to the EU’s definition, bio-waste includes:
Bio-waste is a pure energy source!
A banana skin can power a car for 100 metres!
One bag of food waste produces enough biogas for 2.5 kilometres!
From 1 January 2024, all EU countries—including every household and business generating bio-waste—must comply with the rules for separate collection of bio-waste. This includes:
The Waste Framework Directive is EU legislation aimed at protecting the environment and human health by preventing or reducing waste and the adverse impacts of waste management.
EU legislation requires all Member States to achieve a 65% recycling rate for municipal waste by 2035. On average, bio-waste (food and garden waste) is the largest single fraction (37%). Separating and recycling bio-waste is therefore crucial to achieving the EU recycling targets:
The simple answer is that we need to change how we use and manage our resources. The purpose of separately collecting bio-waste is to promote recycling, composting, and other forms of biological treatment to reduce the environmental impact of organic waste and use it in a more sustainable way. This is part of the EU’s Waste Framework Directive.
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